The Aqueduct as part of OpenHouseNY thanks to Tom Tarnowsky

On Sunday, October 11, on a cloudless day, Tom led a group of more than 20 hardy walkers through the parts of the sity that are atop the Aqueduct. They started at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, made a short tour inside the 135th St Gatehouse and then on to the CCNY campus. In Hamilton Heights they saw the Alexander Hamilton House now moved to a park like setting.

Tom's famous notebook was shared so that all could get a better grasp of the history.

At Highbridge Park, everyone noticed that maintenance has improved. Undergrowth and trash have been removed and a park employee was busily planting flowers and shrubs by the renovated steep staircase up to the tower plaza. A clearing of trees allowed a photo op of the Highbridge from the trail. The walkers all went home with a better grasp of the Aqueduct's history and with a map of the Aqueduct in NYC in hand.

About Us

Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct is a private, non profit volunteer organization formed to protect and preserve the Old Croton Aqueduct. The Friends work to raise public awareness of the Aqueduct and trail and to secure the resources that will enable this historic greenway to remain unspoiled in perpetuity.